MEVericondonsti(iiram ICUS

and THE

LEGAL CHRONICLE

Jean Henri Dunant—Philo-Semite,
Humanitarian, Herzlian Forerunner

RE-ELECT

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awarded, it was granted to the
thereafter he was award- founder of the Red Cross.
At this time, when the 76th
ed the Alfred Nobel Peace Prize.
One nation after another joined anniversary of the Red Cross is
being
celebrated throughout the
the procession to become a part
world and
when
Palestine
of the international Red Cross. It sumes
a place
of priority
among
took the United States many years humanitarian movemets,
it
to realize the significance of the only proper that world n Jewry Is
res
movement, but in 1892, through member Dunant for his pioneer-
the efforts of Clara B a r to n of in,- efforts in behalf of Jewish
Massachusetts, the American As- national redemption.
sociation of the Red Cross was
"Open Letter" on Palestine
and Dunant's triumph
was complete.
Dunant's "Open Letter" ad-
vocating Palestine's rehabilita-
written by Martin Gumpert reads tion, follows in full:
" The disquieting circumstances
like a romance compared with his
parallel descriptions of present day in which Europe finds Itself
should
not, let us forget that the
horrors inflicted upon a suffering
world by Eastern question, which has al-
the brutal forces of total- ready troubled the governments
itarianism. In the story of the life and peoples, may speedily reap-
of Jean Henri Dunant we come
across a significant comment one pear and complicate a position
grave
in i feels. that t
his advocacy of a Zionist idea, and
lively enough
every one
ae
although Mr. Gumpert makes day when this question will call
only brief reference to Dunant's for
a definite solution, all Europe
concern of the fate of the Jewish will perhaps be in inextricable
people he nevertheless arouses difficulties.
once again deserved interest in
"Diplomatic
difficulties
can
a Dunantian idea which placed only end in barren expedients,

Shortly

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Christendom; the end of conflicts
which are being incessantly re-
newed between the Great Powers
on account of the Holy Places;
the transformation of ancient
Jerusalem into a new city which
shall rival in importance the
finest cities in the West; the
creation of European colonies
which in time will become cen-
ters when Western civilization
will spread into Turkey and
penetrate the extreme West.
"Under the nominal suzerainty
of the Sultan the society will
administer with intelligence and
equity the territories that might
develop upon it. Thus India has
long been administered and gov-
erned by an English company.
The Sultan, grateful for the fi-
nancial support which will be
given to him, might perhaps,
grant to the Holy Land a see-
cial administration which, under
the high direction of the Porte
would offer real security to the
populations that might repair
thither, and guarantee for the
funds that might be employed
there. Thanks to this combina-
tion, which would procure for
her valuable resources, Turkey
would not be obliged to contract
new loans in order to pay the
interest on previous ones.

"The rising colonies might
this great man in the front ranks but the present, which is
a
averse
among the Christian forerunners to a system of forcible conquest diploma tically be neutralized,
like Switzerland, and by a treaty
of the builders of a Jewish Pal- by fire and sword has a
much which would have .
some analogy
estine. in Mr. Gumpert's book more powerful weapon at its
gadeiast- to the convention signed at
, we read the followin
passage: posal — that of pacific con
Geneva in favor of the ambu-
by civilization.
Extraordinary Memorandum
lance, sanitary b o d i e s, and
"His prophetic glance did not
"What is therefore to be done wounded soldiers. It would not,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
yet see into the distance not even in order to prevent grave Colli-
moreover, be no difficult to neu-
ns far as the misery that was Plications, and regenerate
OONCLUDED FROM PAGE ONE)
tralize Palestine by an agree-
waiting just around the corner. East by rousing its vital forces ment among the powers, since
ant had a new idea. In and infusing into it the spirit of there exists a remarkable preced-
run for hours on sonic chemical
ersatz which even the most sensi- March, 1866, he divulged his plan Western civilizati
ent, which is the neutralization
tive), instruments of enemy war- for a 'Universal and Interne-
"One of the most powerful of the Lower Danube officially
tional Society for the Revival of l amelaanvsgewosuovIdietbye, thh ae vfinog
rmaa ntion of obtained from the seven powers,
In a statement incorporated in ships cannot detect.
the Orient.' Did Id see no clearly
the Congressional Record, Con-
who signed the treaty at Paris.
The latest war economy meas-
gressman Clarence J. McLeod re- ure foisted on the long-suffered in advance the evil that was neatly international c haret
NOw the commission of the Low-
brewing in aged and fanatic and which would have th : oe!,
iterated his adherence to demo- Germans is'a regulation prohibit-
thereby er Danube has created its flag
Europe and which could regen- the merit of reconciling the par-
cratic principles•and said:
and a small fleet, it possesses a
ing male shirts from reaching be- crate at last into an inconceiv-
ticular interests of the several numerous staff and revenues; it
"I have kept foremost in mind
as my creed that to remain great low the belt-line. able race hatred? Once more it European Powers with those of actually seeks to contract a loan,
That
1934
German
war
song
was
a
touching
mixture
of
the
the United States of America must
civilization. This society would the same as an independent
with the 'refrain "We have but apostolic spirit, the humanita-
never relinquish its God-like prin-
open for the West new and a bun- state'
one enemy, England," has been rianism of the century and a
ciples of protection of life, liberty
"In order to prepare the or-
revived in the Reich . . . That sense for business speculation dant sources of wealth: it w ould
and pursuit of happiness for its
become for the East an
cleat ganization of an International
its
composer
was
a
non-Aryan
by
that
made
him
the
legitimate
people."
means
OH
of
m
oral
the name of Lissauer is not even
uld beregenera lion; Eastern Society, it is necessary
'forerunner of Theodor Ilerzl and and lastly wo
whispered in Naziland today.
for all na that the minds should be induced
Zionism and finally led his plan tions cooperating in the m
HEARD HERE
atter to occupy themselves with these
astray. In the Bibliotheque Na. I a great honor and a great p
We are told that immediately tionale is a single copy of his "The following is the ma refit: great and interesting questions.
following the lifting of the em- extraordinary eight-page memo- in which such an association nner It is indispensable for this pur-
pose to form a committee com-
barge hundreds of planes made randum on this project. Pales-
posed of influential and honor-
in this country will be delivered tine was to be neutralized in the be presented to the Europea
able men of different nations
to England and France by the de- interests of a great colonial so- public:
The Ladles' Auxiliary of the vice of aelf-transportation .
"Objects of the Eastern Inte r- and different opinions, having at
. . ciety. And in the following year
J ewish National Fund held a That is, they will cross the At-
heart the success of these views
the International Palestine Com- national Society:
board meeting, at the home of !antic in mass flights.
pany
was
actually
founded,
with
"To
promote the developmen and the general interest. For
Mrs. Isadore Goodman of Buena
the
rest the elements of such a
Some of the people who agree Dunant as 'President; it pro- of agriculture, industr
Vista Ave., on Wednesday, Oct. with Lindbergh's stand on the,
committee are quite clear.
ceeded to make contracts with i merce,
and public works in th
ss_ s . ,
25. The president, Mrs. J. M. Nai- neutrality issue cannot under-
t and especially in Palestine
"Its program, at the s a me
Jewish societies until the enter- East,
man, presided. .
stand why America's Lone Eagle prise broke up.
To obtain from the Turkish goy time economic, humanitarian,
Mrs. Harry Schwartz, chairman didn't return his German medals
ernment privileges and monop scientific, etc., is also interna-
"Nevertheless,
of the membership ,drive, report- to Goering after the sinking of
the Palestine I olies, whether in
tional; it cannot hurt the sus-
edtho appointment of 15 cap- the Athenia.
project has flourished so far or the rest of Constantinopl
the Empire e ceptibilities of any nation. In-
tains, under whose leadership the
that
by
1867
Dunant
could dis- notably the concession and th
fluential men in France, England
A certain Washingtonian we
active drive for members will be know found his diplomatic tact cuss it with the Empress Eugenie gradua,1 abandonment of the so
officially inaugurated this week.
in the presence of the French i and elsewhere are favorably dis-
posed to the scheme."
Membership teas will be held put to a hard test the other day Ambassador to Constantinople,
, of Palestine. To distribute fo
A letter to the London Jew-
pecuni wry con sider
. Ile wanted to present one
Bouree."
Nov. 15, at the home of Mrs. of the Italian Embassy attaches
p
ortions
ish
Chronicle, dated December
e
la nd, the con
Harry Kraft of 3816 Sturtevant
But much more needs to be cession whereof
and Mrs. IL 'Aiken of 11920 La- with a book, but to his dismay
might have bee n 13, 1867, containing an appeal
said
about
this
interest
in
Pal-
acquired
or
received
by
the
corn
from
Dunant's Association for
found
that
all
the
best-sellers
are
Salle Boulevard.
so vehemently anti-Fascist that estine and his famous statement puny, and to colonize the mor 0. the Colonization of Palestine,
Those wishing to join should they would never serve his pur- t is important to understand fertile valleys of the Holy
reveals
. many other interesting
call Mrs. Harry "Schwartz lie,
Land
in order to be able to "The Turkish empire contain
ideas of the great founder of
garth 9426, or Mrs, Louis It. eon . . . To mention a few of I Dunant
appreciate his concern for the virtues of all kinds, which. i
the Red Cross, and is in essence
Lightstone, Townsend 5-0908.
those he had to omit buying, Gun- I Jewish people.
they were utilized by a power a prophecy that Palestine will
Dr. Clarissa Fineman, head of ther's "Inside Asia", Shean's "Not I
His Spirit of Mercy
the cultural group, gave an out- Peace But a Sword". Van Paasen's
ful company, would yield con • once again become "the center
Dunant began his movement siderable results; but the Porte of all exchange between the old
line of the educational and cul- "Days of Our Years", Vance's
' 'Beaching for for the injection of a spirit of neither possesses the resources continents."
tural program being prepared in "flame" Wain a

November 3, 1939

Young Israel of East Side
Elect Officers

Zager, president; Ilelen Sae'.
Trees Planted in Meyer
der, vice-president; Phyllis Hur-
vitz, secretary, and Rosaline Ro-
Berlin Forest
•
Sam Novetsky has again been senbloom, trepsurer.
The
.
entire
organization
The following subscribed for
is
unanimously elected president of
planning
a
Chanukah
program,
Young Israel of the East Side,
trees in the Rabbi Meyer Berlin
Manuel Ilallzer was elected details to be announced later,
Forest of the Jewish National
president for the intermediates;
Fund in Palestine:
Sam Ginsburg, vice - president; Card Party of Molly Segal
J. Levin, in memory of Aaron
llarry King, treasurer and Geo-
Auxiliary of J.C.R.S.
rge Miller, secretary. Morris No-
Kohn; David Kohn, in memory of
on Tuesday
vetsky and Phillip Grossman are
Aaron Kohn; Ilenry Levin, in
on the advisory committee.
The Molly Segal Auxiliary of memory of David Levin; Isadore
The following were elected for Detroit Jewish Consumptive Re-
Levin,
in memory of David Levin;
the Juniors: Irving Schuraytz, lief Society of Denver will give
president; Joe Hyman and Loue a card party and luncheon, Tues- D. Temchin, in memory of Moth-
Grossman, vice-president; Simon day, Nov. 7, at Pereira Hall, er, Rose; D. Temchin, in mem-
ory of Mother, Rose; D. Tem-
Kalish, secretary; Leonard Servel-
9925 Dexter Blvd., at 12:30 p. m. chin, in memory of wife; Rebecca;
tes, treasurer; Herman Novetsky,
The annual banquet will be Ester Steinborn, in memory of
chairman of board of directors.
given on Sunday, Dec. 3, at husband; Louis Corman,
The Girls League elected Miss I'ereiru
Illetn-
ory of Chaim Corman.

For His HONESTY

For His ABILITY

ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7

g

McLeod Reiterates I
Faith in American
Ideal of Liberty

For His EXPERIENCE

Dun

YOU SHOULD RE-ELECT

on?

HENRY S.

SWEENY

J•N•F. Auxiliary's
Membershi p D
Drive

FORMER JUDGE OF RECORDER'S COURT

to the

Common Council

ELECTION TUESDAY, NOV. 7, 1939

I

the Stars", etc., etc., all failed mercy in the cruelties of war nor the necessary forces in order
to the bill . Which reminds with a practical act of his own to create and lead to a favorable
A t
of
as that Pierre van Fermi) has, avCv
t iglio
t
issue the works of public utility.
theFrench
had to cancel his lecture tour be- !nte
a v i! apositron
ge i
in which the internal development
cause of illness,
t of of the Ottoman Empire no ur-
the collision of the armies
lAustro and Franco-Sardinia, in gently demands; left to her own
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who is the would-be candidate 1859, he personally urged the resources she can neither aug-
for the Presidency of these French women and girls to follow ment her revenues nor form new
United States who is a close chum him to the fields that were cov- ones, she is unablb to give ener-
of the Nazi consul at San Fran- ered with the bodies of the dying getic support to either agricul-
and dead and to offer drink to tural or industry, which are the
cisco?
A challenge to Jewish dentists the thirsty, food to the hungry only means of increasing public
is thrown out by 82-year-old Anna and whatever care was possible wealth and prosperity.
to the wounded and maimed.
It is therefore for the West,
, Bogenholm Sloane, who claims When Dunant's volunteers began which possesses the capital and
as discovered an ancient for- o make a search for the French
Mrs. Harry Kraft, Ilogarth 8822. mule, which doesn't work for, non- l and Italian wounded and turned where the creative forces are
superabundant, to turn to an ac-
Aryans, for making a third set ,
their backs on the unfortunate count the real advantages pre-
of teeth grow in her mouth . . , Austrians, the founder of the Red
sented
by Turkey, and to take
Mrs. Slpane who is planning to Cross point
ed out to them that in hand a work capable of yield-
12 a launch an anti-Semitic paper, is Austrians were human beings too ing excellent results. Skillfully
buddy of various un-Americans "Tutti fratelli,"—all are brothers' conducted operations in this new
—
and avowed Nazis.
—he said to them, and
troit Ilabon niiza
m, Zionist Pion-
that country bring in a very high
May we call to the attention phrase on their lips they with
helped
eer De Youth O rgan,
tio will pre_
interest; but new combinations
of
those
Nazi
papers
which
call
all
and in reality established the must be devised. which should
sent its annual concert at Central foreign
correspondent II.
R. foundation for the humanitarian enjoy both the approval of the
High School, Sunday evening, Knickerbocker "a dirt
Nov. 12,
d idea that was called into being European Powers, and the sup-
headed Jew" the fact that Mr.
The Habonim, who are between Knickerbocker is a 100 per cent by Jean Henry Dunant
port of the Sultan's Port e.
the ages of 10 and 18, have pre- Aryan.
it must have been this spirit Therefore, in order not to weak-
pared the entire program them- SOMETHING SHOULD
' of "tutti fratelli" that motivated en its forces, the Society must
selves.
s
anent "Open
Letter," in utilize certain special circum-
The program will consist of
Do you know that French war- 1866, appealing for the coloniza- stances in which Turkey is now
group singing, a three-act play,
s h i p s atop Italian passenger tion of Palestine and the "resur- placed, and Palestine offers it-
piano solos, a puppet skit, Chasid- steamers boo
of the East," which "unit- self at first sight to the mind as
.
nd for America and rection
mg
nn dance, etc. For further infer- erutinize
e be
nee a of religious sen- the earlist field of activity:
the passenger
lists and
tiniest, will
"Palestine as known, only
mation or tickets, call Tyler 5-1341 the passengers
themselves
as eration
of ties
by the coop-
or Plaza 8821.
wants human labor in order to
well? . . . From every boatload able qualities aelities,
and whose valu-
produce
abundantly, it is one of
remarkable
very the most remarkable and fruit-
Contributions to Scholarship they select a few dozen male aptitudes cannot but prove
German-Jewish
refugees,
t
a
k
e
advantageous
to
Palestine."
ful
countries
on the globe; prod-
Fund of United Hebrew
them off the ship and intc the
ucts of all latitudes are to be
Schools
in the nearest French possession a Dunant's letter was published
met with there, and emigrants
year Hess'
after the publication of
. . . We have it from the most Moses
from Europe find there the cli'
The United Hebrew Schools ac- reliable authority, none other ssierns, but it " is
Rome
clear and Jeru- mate of their country. Commerce
knowledge the receipt of one-half than Commander halo Verrando, theories were worked
that
and
private industry completing
scholarship to the scholarship fund director-general of the Italian self and we
or t by him-
m-
of the schools from Mr. and Mrs. Line
re not moti vated by the work of agriculture, will
Line for the United States and earlier writings.
draw
hither in numbers mer-
Eugene Franzblau of Glendale
In t the
plans
out, h and
for chants, colonists and capitalists.
Ave., in honor of the Bar Mitz- Canada, who told us some most that he workd
e
heart-breaking
stories
about
the
which
he
appealed
to
the
Jewish
This resurrection of the East,
vah of their son, Mitchell. •
capture (there is no other word and non-Jewish worlds,
uniting with the new rise of re-
The Hebrew Schools received
he is one
ligious sentiment, will be aided
a contribution to the scholarship for it) of these unfortunate zeta- of the foremost forerunners
gees, who have their American Dr. Theodor Ilerz
by the cooperation of Israclities,
fund from Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vic- immigration visas
l, and is one whose valuable qualities and re-
perfect order of the greatest
tor of Sturtevant Ave., in honor • • . After years in
Chr
of persecution
markable aptitudes cannot but
ce
of the Bar Mitzvah of their son,
ntury to have joined in prove very advantageous to Pal-
Isadore.
ness of knowing themselves to be sli m ,
The Hebrew Schools acknowl- on the way to freedom—only to
"Having established commer-
edge receipt of one scholarship to discover that the French govern-
H is Ple• for the J ew.
cial undertakings in Constantin-
the scholarship fund from Mr. and rnent still considers them Ger-
Dunant appealed to the Alli- ogle
and other cities of the
5trs. Max Osnos of Wildemere
and therefore dangerous once Imre el i t e Universelle in Turkish Empire, the society will
Ave., in honor of the Bar Mite- mans,
• •
ranee to settle Jews in Pales- construct at Jaffa a port and a
ere are cases where the
vah of their son, Ronald Sidney. victims are well abo
His appeal fell on d
ea f ears. good road, a railway from this
ve rn itary tine. pleaded
for hi
He
age . . . And s some of th
s caus
, • th
are
Detroiters to Attend Con- in terned in Algiers, e of oem
the
A
n g I o- Jewish Association, city to Jerusalem. The territory
all places
• . . Can't anything be done to with Berlin Jews, he wrote let- through which the railway runs
vention of Mizrachi
st op this inhuman and totally un- ters to the London Jewish Chron- should be granted by Turkey to
Women
the society which might sell it
iu stifled s •
icle;
it was not as easy to
"Conserving Judaism Through
to Israelitish families. These in
HIS AND THAT
succeed with a Jewish project, turn would create colonies and
Upbuilding Palestine" will be the
theme of the second annual Mid- co Meyer Berger, New York Times as it was for his Red Cross idea make them prosperous, with the
west Conference of the Mizrachi th lumnist, has discovered that to triumph. Ile organized the help and the labor of those of
e highly respectable Rosenbach International
Palestine Society their Eastern brethren whose
Women's Organization of Amer-
others, world's most famous and the Syrian Palestine Coloni- love for their ancient country
ica, women's division of the ortho-
c
dox Zionist movement, which will ib n ters in rare manuscripts and ration Society, but his writings has maintained itself as ardently
oks, have in their office a par- and his appeals were only de• as formerly. Special committees
bo held at the Hotel Sherman in l
Chicago on Nov. 12 and 13.
i t named Josephine that delights s ined to become great historic might at their cost send Israelit-
•ancuace . .
Participating chapters and their
When documents in the story of later ish emigrants from Morocco, PO-
•
presidents include Detroit Senior orosoked Josephine swears like efforts for the upbuilding of Pal- land, Moldavia, Wallachia, the
Group, Mrs. J. Kunio; Young an old sailor, showing no respect estine as the Jewish National East. Africa, etc.
Women's Mizrachi of Detroit. Mrs. whatsoeve r for the collectors of Home, and the name of Jean
"The result pursued and ob-
Rosenbachania.
Henn Dunant is accorded a gold- tained by the society by means
31. Leibshutz.
en nage in Zionist annals.
of a sincere international under-
When Dunant was found in s t a n din g, the cooperation of
Philomathic Debating Club
I1397 in the Swiss villa e e of those interested in Turke
.---__
y
, and
Heiden (where he also died on the establishment of Western
At a meeting of Philomathic Oct. 31,
Debating Club held last Sunday, living in p1910), wh ere he was ponulations in Palestine, will
overty in a "Ho me of infallibly be in • less distant fu-
the organization accepted with Rest" for old men, his name was
regret the resignations of Louis again accorded the well earned ture than might be imagined.
"The reconstruction of Holy
Elkind, David Crohn and David admiration and respect of the
Boradowkin. Elkind was elected world. In 1901, when the A fl places at Jerusalem, which might
be carried out internationally
to honorary alumni membership.
Nobel Pea ce Prize was first and m a manner w orthy
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An innovation at forthcoming
meetings will be community sing-
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Collection of "Blue and White
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results are gratifying. Mrs. Philip
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being a business man, is NOT enough ... Nor is being a good lawyer
sufficient ... Or a fine public speaker. These are excellent qualities,
but the man big enough to represent Our City, must have all of these
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He must be absolutely HONEST... And SINCERE ... And TRUTH-
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ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1939

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